Medical News Updates
These are snippets from recent medical news that I found interesting, for one reason or another. I’m saving them here in order to reduce the size of my saved email folders.
Miscellaneous
Mortality Advantage for Saline Resuscitation After Brain Trauma
SYDNEY, Australia — Acute restoration of fluid volume for patients with severe traumatic brain injury should be done with saline rather than albumin, researchers here found. [more]
Glucose-Sensing Neurons May Play Role in Diabetes
BOSTON — The development of type 2 diabetes — or at least part of it — may be in your head, researchers here said. [more]
High Blood Pressure Can Mask Dangerous Chest Pain
MONTREAL — Patients with high blood pressure may be at risk for episodes of silent ischemia because they have a decreased perception of the pain that would otherwise signal heart disease, researchers here said. [more]
AANP: Sleep Debt Can Bankrupt Mind and Body, But the Account Can Be Replenished
INDIANAPOLIS — More than a third of U.S. adults report problems falling asleep or daytime sleepiness, and lack of sleep is linked to one in five serious motor vehicle accidents. [more]
AAPA: Only One Way to Take the Poison Out of Snakebites
PHILADELPHIA — In the frantic moments after being bitten by a poisonous snake, many people try first aid that does more harm than good, according to an emergency medicine specialist here. [more]
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